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Hartlepool, County Durham, England

Hartlepool, on England's northeast coast, has a magnificent marine heritage.

Return of the king

Jo Merchant meets the team that's finally revealing Howard Carter's secrets to the world.

Hockey: Kiwis miss a finals place

In a lucky place

After years of hard slog keeping a day job to pay for his musical passion, Big Wednesday presenter Marshall Smith tells Alan Perrott the effort.

Soccer: Reid good fit for West Ham

Rats threaten isles' heritage status

NZ teacher in UK guilty of inciting children sexually

Kiwi's teaching career in ruins after he was found guilty of inciting two former pupils to behave in a sexual way on a webcam.

<i>Wynne Gray:</i> Game too sanitised at test level

Soccer: Reid signs with Hammers to complete 'dream move'

All Whites star to sign with West Ham - report

Winston Reid is about to sign a lucrative deal with English Premier League side West Ham United, according to a report.

Trafalgar Square out of pigeonhole and embracing future

A temporary maze in London's Trafalgar Square is inviting people to "get lost in the West End".

Shakespeare fraud earns 8 years' jail

HSBC says fall in bad loans behind profit

Soccer: Aussie 'to stay' at Rovers

Cricket: Pakistani youngster stamps his mark

Beyond the pale

Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo tackles the true tale of a black girl born to a white couple, but rejected as "coloured" in <i>Skin</i>. By Andrew L. Urban.

'Idiot' Kiwi to jetski from London to NZ

Kiwi adventurer Jeremy Burfoot doesn't mind when people call him an idiot for attempting to travel 32,000km by jetski.

Jane of the jungle

Inspired by a love of Dr Dolittle and Tarzan to go to Tanzania and study chimpanzees, Jane Goodall has now clocked up 50 years of groundbreaking research into their behaviour. Robin McKie charts her extraordinary story.